Recent data report that HDV IgM levels correlate with histological inflammatory activity, and support the use of quantitative anti-HDV IgM as an indicator of disease activity in hepatitis D.
For one, the avian hepatitis D virus-like RNA was circular and folded in on itself to form an unbranched rod-like secondary structure, a key characteristic of human hepatitis D virus. The ...
Additionally, the hepatitis D virus (HDV), an enveloped RNA satellite virus that uses HBV surface proteins in HBV/HDV co-infection, enhances the severity of liver disease. NTCP (SLC10A1), involved ...
RNA viruses are a diverse group of pathogens that rely on their unique structural properties and self-assembly mechanisms to infect host cells and propagate. Understanding the structure and ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to brelovitug (BJT-778) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis delta (CHD).
No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection occurs in individuals positive for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). HDV is present ...